# UC Davis

**Source**: https://www.ucdavis.edu/uc-davis-health-care
**Parent**: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/international

## Advancing Health and Health Care

You can find world-class health care in Northern California at UC Davis — and find UC Davis discoveries influencing health around the globe. We serve the public — and our own students — by focusing on improving lives, transforming care and sharing knowledge to [advance health](https://www.ucdavis.edu/health) for all.

Learn more about how you — and your animals — can stay healthy and receive excellent medical care from UC Davis.

### UC Davis Health

[UC Davis Health](http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/welcome/index.html) provides excellent patient care and creates dynamic, productive partnerships with the community. The academic health system includes [one of the country’s best medical schools](http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/medschool/), a nationally ranked 627-bed acute-care [teaching hospital](http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/medicalcenter/), a 1,000-member [physicians’ practice group](http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/medicalcenter/cliniclocations/index.html) and the [Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing](http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/nursing/). It is home to a National Cancer Institute-designated [comprehensive cancer center](http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/cancer/), an [international institute for neurodevelopmental disorders](http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/), a leading-edge [stem cell program](http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/stemcellresearch/), and a top-ranked [comprehensive children’s hospital](http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/children/) and other nationally prominent centers.

[How to choose a UC Davis physician](https://health.ucdavis.edu/open-enrollment/how-to-choose/index.html)

### UC Davis Veterinary Hospital

As the top-ranked global leader in veterinary medicine, the [UC Davis Veterinary Hospital](http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/index.cfm) treats more than 50,000 patients a year — from dogs and horses to mountain lions and iguanas. Our faculty, staff and students provide attentive and personalized care to each animal, understanding that they are valued members of the family. Our world-renowned specialists have access to leading-edge equipment and technology, and are equipped to handle 34 clinical specialties. These include [24/7 emergency and critical care](http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/small_animal/ermedicine/index.cfm), [cardiology](https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/hospital/small-animal/cardiology-services), [internal medicine](http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/small_animal/internal_medicine/), [oncology](http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/small_animal/oncology/index.cfm), [ophthalmology](http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/small_animal/ophthalmology/index.cfm) and [surgery](http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/small_animal/community_surgery/index.cfm), among others.

Contact us if your animal needs care:

- Small Animal Clinic: 530-752-1393
- Large Animal Clinic: 530-752-0290

### UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services

[UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services](https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/about/) provides quality and cost-sensitive care tailored to the needs of our students. These services include [medical](https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/services/primary-care), [mental health](https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/services/counseling-services) and [wellness services](https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/services/other-services) for all registered UC Davis students, regardless of their insurance coverage.

- Students, [contact Student Health and Counseling Services](https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/about/contact-us) if you need care.